#515E99#515E99

#515E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.096 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515E99
RGB	rgb(81, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(229, 31%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(229, 47%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 11.57, -33.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 35.77, 288.88°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.0051 -0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.096 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1440, 12.0539, 31.7649)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515E99 #998C51

analogous

#518299 #515E99 #685199

triadic

#515E99 #99515E #5E9951

tetradic

#515E99 #995182 #998C51 #519968

square

#515E99 #995182 #998C51 #519968

split-complementary

#515E99 #996851 #829951

monochromatic

#272D49 #3C4571 #515E99 #737EB5 #9BA3CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#515E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#515E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515E99

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515E99	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48659B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425F98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#376A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.096 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868bb7',
    500: '#515e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515e99;
$custom-light: #868bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.167,
    "s": 30.769,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4982,
    "c": 0.09557,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515E99

secondary

#B7B08F

accent

#B561C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #515E99

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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